District Policies and Resources
- Student Family Handbook
- For Immigrant Families - Know Your Rights
- Ombudsperson
- CIF Data
- OUSD Policies
Student Family Handbook
Annual Notices
Programs/Services
Optional Forms
Appendix
In the following texts, "Board" and "Governing Board" refer to the Oakland Board of Education. All OUSD Board policies ("BP") and administrative regulations ("AR") referenced below can be viewed online at www.ousd.org/boardpolicies. As policies are continually under review, please visit www.ousd.org/boardpolicies for the most up to date information.
For Immigrant Families - Know Your Rights
- You do not have to share the following information with school officials
- Take steps to protect student information
- Take steps to prepare for situations where one or more parents or guardians are detained or deported
You do not have to share the following information with school officials
- You do not have to share information, including passports or visas, regarding the immigration status of students, parents, guardians, or other family members.
- You do not have to provide Social Security numbers (SSN) or cards.
- When completing the "Free and Reduced-Price Meals" form, only provide the last four digits of the SSN of the adult household member who signs the application.
- If the family meets the income eligibility requirements and no adult household member has a SSN, your child still qualifies. Check the "No SSN" box on forms where applicable, to ensure that applications are complete.
- If any household member participates in CalFresh, CalWORKS (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility for Kids), or FDPIR (Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations), no adult household member needs to provide the last four digits of his or her SSN to qualify the student for free or reduced-price meals at school.
- When providing information for proof of a student's residency or age, you do not have to use documents that could reveal information related to immigration status.
Take steps to protect student information
Take steps to prepare for situations where one or more parents or guardians are detained or deported
Develop and keep in a safe place a "Family Safety Plan" that includes the following information:
- Name of a trusted adult to take care for your child if no parent or guardian can.
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Emergency phone numbers and instructions on where to find important documents (birth certificates, passports, Social Security cards, doctor contact information, etc.)
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Make sure that your child's school always has current emergency contact information, including alternative contacts if no parent or guardian is available.
The following resources are available to immigrant families responding to detentions or deportations:
- The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee locator
Please note: This site is only for locating individuals who are already detained, and not for general immigration status inquiries. - Immigration lawyers in private practice, accredited representatives (who assist immigrants in immigration proceedings), or legal-aid organizations:
- The California State Bar
- California organizations accredited by Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to represent immigrants before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR)
- California Courts Self-Help Centers
- Legal-aid offices and lawyer-referral services
- The consulate or embassy of the parent's or guardian's country of origin.
Resources for California’s Immigrant Communities
- Know Your Immigration Rights and Protections Under the Law
- Guidance for Immigrant Students and Families
- Protect Yourself from Immigration Scams
Know Your Immigration Rights and Protections Under the Law
- You have the right to apply for and secure housing without sharing your immigration status. California law prohibits housing providers from asking about your immigration status unless you are applying for affordable housing funded by the federal government. Additionally, housing providers cannot harass or intimidate you by threatening or sharing information about your immigration status to ICE, law enforcement, or other government agencies.
- You have the right to access emergency medical care. Federal laws and regulations ensure the rights of all people to access emergency medical care, including undocumented immigrants.
- You have the right to an attorney. If you are arrested by police, you have the right to a government-appointed attorney. If you are detained by ICE and/or are facing immigration proceedings, you have the right to seek legal assistance through an attorney.
- State and local law enforcement cannot ask for your immigration status. California law expressly prohibits law enforcement from inquiring about a person's immigration status for immigration enforcement purposes.
- State and local law enforcement cannot share your personal information. This includes sharing your home or work address for immigration purposes, unless that information is available to the public or unless that information involves previous criminal arrest, convictions or similar criminal history.
- State and local law enforcement cannot assist ICE with immigration enforcement, with very limited exceptions. This means they cannot investigate, cannot interrogate, cannot arrest, and cannot detain you unless it is as part of joint federal task force where the primary purpose is not immigration enforcement.
The full "Know Your Immigration Rights" consumer alert is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
Guidance for Immigrant Students and Families
- Right to a Free Public Education: All children have a right to equal access to free public education, regardless of their or their parents'/guardians' immigration status.
- Information Required for School Enrollment: Schools must accept a variety of documents from the student's parent or guardian to demonstrate proof of child's age or residency and schools are not required to keep a copy of the document used as proof of a child's age.
- Confidentiality of Personal Information: Federal and state laws protect student education records and personal information. These laws generally require that schools obtain written consent from parents or guardians before releasing student information, unless the release of information is for educational purposes, is already public, or is in response to a court order or subpoena.
The complete Guide for Students and Families is available in English and Spanish. Additional languages will be available in the coming days.
The complete Quick Reference for School Officials guide is available in English and Spanish. Additional languages will be available in the coming days.
Protect Yourself from Immigration Scams
If you need help applying for immigration relief, be careful who you hire. Watch out for immigration scams that can cost you thousands of dollars and/or harm your immigration status! Here are some tips and resources to help:
- Go to a legitimate legal aid organization for free legal help. Many nonprofit organizations provide free immigration help to low-income individuals, such as those found through the resources below. To find a legal aid organization near you, go to lawhelpca.org.
- Keep your original documents in a safe place. Don't give your original documents to anyone unless you see proof that the government requires the original document. If you give someone an original, they may lose it or refuse to return it unless you pay them.
- Do not hire an immigration consultant or a notary. Only lawyers, accredited representatives, and recognized organizations can give you legal advice or represent you in immigration court. Immigration consultants – who may call themselves immigration experts, notarios, notaries public, or paralegals – cannot do so.
- Do not give money or personal information to anyone who calls, texts, or emails you claiming that there is a problem with your immigration matter. No federal or state agency, including USCIS, will ever ask for your personal information or payment over the phone, by email, or text.
For more dos and don'ts, see the full "Immigration Services Fraud" consumer alert available here in English, Spanish, Arabic, Armenian, Chinese (Simplified), Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
For more information on resources for responding to immigration enforcement activities at California schools, or to file a complaint, please contact:
California Attorney General's Office Bureau of Children's Justice
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Phone: (800) 952-5225
Ombudsperson
Filing a Complaint
The District encourages the early, informal resolution of complaints at the site level whenever possible. If parents or guardians have a concern, they should first contact the principal at their child's school.
If you have additional questions or are not satisfied with the resolution offered by your child's school principal, please contact the appropriate Network Superintendent or the Office of the Ombudsperson.
Complaint Procedures
- Uniform Complaint Procedures - Board Policy (BP) Administrative Regulation (AR) 1312.3
- Williams Uniform Complaint - AR 1312.4
- Title IX Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures - AR 5145.7(a)
- Student Bullying Complaint Procedures - AR 5131.2
Uniform Complaint Procedures - Board Policy (BP) Administrative Regulation (AR) 1312.3
Williams Uniform Complaint - AR 1312.4
Title IX Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures - AR 5145.7(a)
Student Bullying Complaint Procedures - AR 5131.2
CIF Data
Middle School
High School
OUSD Policies
Sufficiency of Textbooks and Instructional Materials
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
GOVERNING BOARD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
DISTRICT’S SUFFICIENCY OF TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
SCHOOL YEAR 2025-2026
TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PARENTS, GUARDIANS, TEACHERS, BARGAINING UNIT LEADERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY INTERESTED IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, the Governing Board ("Board") of the Oakland Unified School District at a Regular Meeting, in the Great Room, La Escuelita Elementary School, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA (entrance at or near 286 East 10th St. Oakland, CA 94606), will hold a Public Hearing at 7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the District’s Sufficiency of Textbooks and Instructional Materials
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School Year 2025-2026.
The Public Hearing, as stated herein, will be held in-person, at the location stated above and, from the location, Internet Streamed - Zoom and/or Granicus; and/or Broadcasted - KDOL-TV (Comcast Channel 27 and/or AT&T Channel 99) (simultaneously). To observe and/or participate in the Public Hearing, in person or via internet streaming, please see instructions in the Agenda for the Board’s Regular Meeting, when posted, for September 24, 2025.
California Education Code Section 60119 requires that the Board hold a Public Hearing, on the subject matter, on or before the end of the eighth week from the first day pupils attend school for the year, to determine:
(a) whether each pupil in each school of the district has sufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, that are aligned to the content standards adopted by the California State Board of Education ("State Board") in each of the following subjects, as appropriate, that are consistent with the content and cycles of curriculum framework adopted by the State Board:
- Mathematics,
- Science,
- History-social science,
- English language arts, including the English language development component of an adopted program; and
(b) whether each pupil enrolled in a world language or health course has sufficient textbooks or instructional materials that are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum frameworks adopted by the State Board for those subjects; and
(c) the availability of laboratory science equipment as applicable to science laboratory courses offered in
grades 9 to 12 inclusive.
The Board, following the conclusion of the Public Hearing, by Resolution, will make a determination, on the Sufficiency of Textbooks and Instructional Materials, as delineated in (a), (b) and (c) above.
A copy of the proposed Resolution on the District’s Sufficiency of Textbooks and Instructional Materials - School Year 2025-2026 is available for public inspection, beginning on September 12, 2025, @ https://www.ousd.org/board-of-ed/public-notices-hearings
s/Denise Gail Saddler, Ed.D.
Interim Secretary, Governing Board
Oakland Unified School District
"Sufficient textbooks or instructional materials" means that each pupil, including English learners, has a standards-aligned textbook or instructional materials, or both, to use in class and to take home. [It] does not require two sets of textbooks or instructional materials for each pupil. Education Code Section 60119(c)(1)
Non-Discrimination Policy
The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program, activity, or in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation.
Alondra Rios
Title IX Coordinator & Investigator
Office of the Ombudsperson/Title IX
Marcus A. Foster Leadership Center
1011 Union Street, Site 906
Oakland, CA 94607
Office: (510) 879-4281
Direct: (510) 879-1051
Fax: (510) 879-3678
Email: alondra.rios@ousd.org
Gabriel Valenzuela
Ombudsperson/Title IX Coordinator/CCR Title 5 Coordinator/Equity Officer, and Title II – Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator, Office of the Ombudsperson/Title IX
Marcus A. Foster Leadership Center
1011 Union Street, Site 906
Oakland, CA 94607
Office: (510) 879-4281
Direct: (510) 879-3667
Fax: (510) 879-3678
Email: gabriel.valenzuela@ousd.org
Justin Anderson
Director, Health Services & Section 504 Coordinator, Special Education
Santa Fe Campus
915 54th Street
Oakland, CA 94608
Office: (510) 879-5003
Fax: (510) 627-9468
Email: justin.anderson@ousd.org or 504@ousd.org.
